Crossing the Aisle

Background as a journalist helps effort to untangle political gridlock

Virginia was a smaller state in 1968, and its politics had been one-party Democratic for the previous swath of the 20th century.

Bookmarked: Crystal Ball

Election season is heating up and Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball is the place to go for the Web’s most reliable source of political analysis. (The Pew

Fighting Fair

Rethinking the war powers statute

A bipartisan panel of statesmen, scholars and military experts convened by U.Va.’s Miller Center of Public Affairs has issued a call to change the process by which the nation’s leaders address decisions about going to war.

The Tibetan Connection

The University's unique relationship with an ancient culture

The people and culture of Tibet have been a part of the U.Va. community for decades, and a new center provides a fresh link to an area of growing international focus.

Deep-Rooted Politics

Clues about what makes us red or blue

Where we fall on the political spectrum may be more than the result of rational thought. Political ideologies appear to fit with certain “psychological needs,” according to research by

All Aboard the Campaign Trail

College Republicans and University Democrats

College students have historically been dismissed as unreliable by pundits and political advisers. At the polls, their numbers tend to be disappointingly low. But these students are clearly not the fickle supporters that political strategists have assumed.

News Briefs

High Honors

The University of Virginia bestowed its highest external honors—the annual Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals—during Founder’s Day celebrations in April. The medals recognize the achievements

The Evolution of Honor Timeline

Enduring Principle, Changing Times

Return to “The Evolution of Honor” feature article.

What Constitutes an Honor Offense?

When presented with a charge of lying, cheating or stealing by a

The Reporter

Brit Hume reflects on his life in the media

This veteran reporter weighs in on how American culture has changed, his days at the University and suggestions that FOX News has a right-wing agenda.

The Evolution of Honor

Enduring Principle, Changing Times

The "community of trust" traces its origins to the first students, but the Honor System has taken some twists and turns over the years.

Verbatim

Running on Respect

U.Va.'s Sorensen Institute wants to clean up politics

In an era in which mudslinging has become a science, U.Va. offers a voice in the wilderness, calling for civility.

Plunder

The theft of the Morgantina silver

In 1984, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced a dazzling new acquisition of silver vessels from the third century B.C. But one question wouldn't go away: was it looted?